पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra11.24°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.37°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha220.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra172.84°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani222.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

Melbourne, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · AEST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:02 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:44 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:44 – 17:32
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla12:08 – 13:56
Varjyam05:32 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:56 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:44 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:08 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:44 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:32 – 19:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:20 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:32 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:44 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:08 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:44 – 04:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868885.27
Julian Day2457350.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.09°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0750°), declination -20.44°, EoT 12.55 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2015-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)